Spotlights

2021 Year in Review: Ken Follett, Kalam U.S.

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
2021 was the first year of U.S. operations of Kalam, a Spain-based leading global historic preservation firm. Internationally, Kalam has been

2021 Year in Review: Jonathan Brody, Rosewood Realty Group

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
Rosewood National started in 2020 closing out the year with $400 million in sales. We expanded our company and targeted markets and in 2021, we are closing out the year with

December Spotlight: 2021 Year in Review

New York, NY The New York Real Estate Journal (NYREJ) published its monthly spotlight. December's issue is titled 2021 Year in Review. Hear from industry professionals as

2021 Year in Review: John Magnani, DGNY Commercial LLC

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
In 2021, I guided my customers through an unprecedented commercial market as they decided how to proceed with their commercial assets with timely information on

An attorney discusses renovating in a co-op or condominium in New York City - by C. Jaye Berger

With all the dangers discussed on the news concerning the pandemic, it is sometimes startling to realize how much renovation work is still going on in and around co-op

The effect of inflation on commercial real estate - by Harold Bordwin

After years of trying to push inflation to 2% per year, the Fed, joined by the Biden administration, are now trying to address the most recent numbers. The Labor Department said

Examining the Pass-Through Entity Tax - by Sandy Klein

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) limits an individual’s deduction for state and local taxes (the “SALT limitation”) to $10,000 for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 and ending before

Developers take note: Should your next project be affordable housing? - by Lisa Lim

As America hopefully bounces back from the worst waves of the pandemic “freeze” during 2022, some of the nation’s other social problems will eventually return to

Considerations regarding flooding in New York City due to poor drainage - by William Gati

Superstorm Ida caused flooding because street sweeping was cut down due to COVID-19, so trash on streets, dog poop, leaves, and garbage accumulated and were swept into the storm drain.

Ventilation and air quality: Post-pandemic considerations for property owners - by Robert Koonin and Cynthia Thomas

8,409,600. This is the number of breaths that the average employee takes in a single year. There is likely no other factor more critical in determining a person’s productivity and health than the